Last Update : Friday 23 February, 2001 2:41 PM
Last Update : Friday 23 February, 2001 2:41 PM |
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Activities
Night Safari
Behind the park’s lodgings at Ko Sii, there is a sign showing the trail to Haad Lek. With only not more than 20 minutes, going up and down two small hills, you will find the tranquil beach with corals scattering around. Here is a convenient and economical snorkeling place because you don’t have to pay for a boat.
At night, on this trail, there can be an activity of going into the forest to find a crab. This crab is not a Ghost crab or Blue crab, but a fresh water crab, villager called “Pu Kai” (Hairy Leg Mountain Crab) because it usually rubs its craws making jib jib sound. (Sometimes, it is called “Chick Crab”.) This crab lives along freshwater stream. In the past, they are found all over the southern coast of Thailand, but at present, almost all of them are caught to eat. Mu Ko Similan is a place where this Hairy Leg Mountain crab can be easily found.
The equipment to find the crab is not complicated only a torch and rubber shoes to prevent a harm at night like stepping on a stick. Then, gather your friends to wander. (Do not go alone!)
When getting into the forest, do not speak loudly, and notice a small wood bridge across a stream, which usually has no water. Over there, there is a sign written “Hairy Leg Mountain Crab Observation Point”. Shine your torch alongside the trail, the crab usually dig its hole somewhere around there.
A Hairy Leg Mountain crab has a big size almost the same as a Blue crab, but the characteristic is more similar to a Ghost crab. Hair can obviously seen along its craws and legs. Normally, go there ten times, you can find it all ten times. If you are not too bad luck, you can see it exactly.
Do not chase the crab; do not stab a stick in its hole. You know these things, right?
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